The Langer Report

Chick on chick action

The wild animal antics were not confined to just the pilots at this year's Laragne Worlds. Jeff O'Brien's world travelled green rubber duckie, Wasabi, was introduced to Phil Lardner's very own Nurse Annecy Spank at an evening soiree hosted by the Americans and Aussies. Wasabi was captured on camera giving Spank the ride of he life... and then some!

Wasabi gives Spank the ride of her life!

Nurse Spank injects her secret love potion...

...and Wasabi gets his 'fish supper!' That duck has no shame!!

Jungle warfare

Pre-Worlds Aussie champ, Scott Barrett was able to show the South Americans a thing or two about pubic tonsuring when the subject of the latest beach fashions cropped up on launch. I managed to bag this shot when I heard Scott boast in his best Crocodile Dundee accent... "That's not a Brazilian... now *this* is a real Brazilian!" Unfortunately I dropped the camera just as he dropped his shorts to show the full extent of his shaving... and his hidden ballast! (Scott allegedly flies with around 30kg of lead-shot in his undies for better penetration!)

Cornelia and Phil Trueman in shower romp

The mind can create very interesting pictures when starved of the full truth of visual input... someone heard (but couldn't see) Cornelia and Phil T making noises behind the large copper hot water cylinders that provide water to the main shower block in the camp site. Following close on some strained grunting, Cornelia's voice came out of the shadows in some alarm "Oh shit... the rubber's split!" Followed by a muttered "Bollox!" from Phil T. Cornelia's voice, in increasing desperation squeaked "Uugh, now the white stuff's leaking out... quick, use your hands to scoop it up...!" It later emerged that Phil and Cornelia were actually trying to clean out the white creamy calcium deposits in the bottom of the hot water tanks (Laragne is in a very hard water area!) At least that's Cornelia's version of events! Phil just smiled enigmatically and kept his mouth shut!!

Cbs and cloud flying

Mart Boseman (Dutchie on the left) was trying to explain to Gordon Rigg just how Cb storms kick off in the mountains around Laragne. Gordon had a much simpler answer... you just fly up into the nearest cloud and watch the sparks start to fly amongst the other pilots below!!!